Perma Glow Shanna vs HER “The beauty bar”: What the Elmhurst Numbers Show

A rating is only as good as the number of people behind it. Perma Glow Shanna holds 5 across 115 Google reviews; HER “The beauty bar” holds 4.9 across 295. Both are Elmhurst beauty salons, and that is where the comparable evidence starts and, for one of them, largely stops.

Where they differ

The rating gap comes first. 5 against 4.9 is a 0.1-star difference, and it is built on 115 reviews versus 295. The second difference is how much each is willing to put in public. Perma Glow Shanna publishes 71 services with a price on every one. HER “The beauty bar” publishes no menu we could find, which is less a criticism than a fact about what you can know before you walk in.

The question underneath this comparison

Most people comparing two Elmhurst beauty salons are not asking which is better in the abstract. They are asking something narrower: will this appointment be worth the money and the hour, and will I know the price before I am in the chair?

On the first half, HER “The beauty bar” has the larger sample at 295 reviews, so its average is the more settled of the two. Perma Glow Shanna's 5 rests on 115 reviews, which is a smaller but still substantial base. On the second half, only one of them answers in public. A published price is a commitment. An unpublished one is not necessarily higher, but it is an unknown, and on a first visit an unknown is a cost of its own.

Side by side

"Not stated" below means exactly that: the claim is not made anywhere a customer could hold them to it. It is not an accusation, and it may simply mean the information lives on a wall inside the business.

What the two have in common

Both are beauty salons serving Elmhurst, both appear in Google's local results for the category, and both have enough reviews behind them that neither rating is guesswork. Either will do the core service you are booking. If you live between the two, distance is not the deciding factor.

Where HER “The beauty bar” still shines

295 reviews is a real customer base, not a thin listing, and a beauty salon does not reach that number without regulars who keep coming back. A 4.9 average also hides a distribution: plenty of those reviews are five stars. If you already have someone there who knows your preferences, nothing above is a reason to switch. Nothing here is a criticism of the business.

Where this comparison stops

Ratings tell you how visits have gone on average. They do not tell you whether a particular specialist suits your hair, skin or schedule, and for anything technical a consultation settles more than a star rating ever will.

How to choose

If you want the most evidence before booking, Perma Glow Shanna gives you more to go on: a higher rating, a published price for all 71 services, and online booking. If you already have a trusted regular at HER “The beauty bar”, stay. If you are choosing cold and price matters, only one of them will tell you the price before you arrive.

Figures come from Google Business listings and each business's published menu, checked in October 2026. Ratings move. Check the current numbers before you book.

Ratings and review counts are Google's own and were checked in October 2026; Google rounds larger review counts, so treat them as approximate. Figures change. If you are one of the businesses named here and something is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will correct it.